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[quote=Anonymous]I just want to echo how significant teacher recommendations can be for AAP. When it was known as GT, I had a very high IQ creative and ADHD learner who performed just OK in school. She did NOT get into the program although she qualified on paper, at least in terms of IQ.  She did go into a school based GT program, as it was known then, which was primarily kids who qualified for level 4 services in FCPS. And it was awful for her. It was all about acceleration, not depth.She was not a strong math student, and was pulled out of GT for regular math. The teacher was ALL about math and didn’t really have an interest in my kid, who had a “voice” and was writing dialogue in kindergarten. We tried to make it work but ended up moving to a private school that let her play to her strengths more, especially with a language arts program that included drama.

She might not have EVER been a good fit for the AAP given quirkiness as a learner but she was really ill served by a teacher who saw kids through only one lens. Accelerated and gifted are not synonyms.  [/quote]

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